Two great comps of his ‘03/04 and ‘05/06 seasons to give you a feel.

They should just call full-time on this France-Gibraltar game.

Even in a youth game to maintain fitness, Fabio’s leaving with something.

Played the sweet ball for Henry’s cup goal against Leeds too.

I used to be a Heat. Since he’s retired, I still follow the league keenly but I just root for my favourite players. There are some young, talent-rich squads but it’s so tough projecting how they’ll develop with all the player movement.

Fully agreed. The big move won’t be till the summer but short of Zumbimendi (who might not even be on the table like you said), I’m not really seeing clear, quality options. Maybe a few emerge over the rest of the season.

Who’s top of your ‘realistic’ CM list for Jan/next summer?

Tribalism has historically played a big factor in west African national team selection but I think that’s it’s just arbitrary that a lot of the current best Ghanaian players are Muslim.

Gabi samba show v. Sevilla